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Cristian Arango

Experienced headAtletico Nacional · 31 yrsStarter

Profile

Full nameCristian Daniel Arango Duque
PositionWinger
NationalityColombia
Age31
Date of birth9 Mar 1995
BirthplaceMedellín
Height178 cm
Shirt number#9
ClubAtletico Nacional
Wingeralso played MID
30
Appearances
13
Goals
3
Assists
2562
Minutes

Domestic-league season · San Jose Earthquakes.

Injury-affected season

Missed 4 of Atletico Nacional's ~51 games this season through 4 injury absences (lower-body, hamstring). He still appeared 30 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccerat San Jose Earthquakes3013325627.32

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Winger

C. Arango is a 31-year-old winger at Atletico Nacional, enjoying a standout season — 13 goals and 3 assists in 30 appearances, a Season grade of 48, top 5% of Primera A wingers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 24.3, ranking 63rd of 347 in the Primera A. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (83.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.56 goal contributions per 90 (0.46 goals, 0.11 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Arango.

Judged on this season alone, Arango graded 48 — a standout campaign that ranks top 5% of the 20 wingers in the Primera A, on 13 goals and 3 assists in 30 appearances (0.562 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 56 → 48). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, top 25% of the 20 wingers in the Primera A. At 31 Arango is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.3 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Arango missed 4 games through injury (lower-body, hamstring) out of roughly 51 this season. The 30 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25
24.3
Ratingi
5th of 20 wingers
47.9
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
83.7%
Minutes
near ever-present
0.56
Goal contrib / 90
strong end product

Output in context · Atletico Nacional finished 3rd of 20 · an upper-table side

30
Apps
13
Goals
3
Assists
16
G+A
0.43
Goals / app

13 goals in 30 appearances (0.43 per game) — double figures playing for an upper-table side (3rd of 20). He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 16 goal contributions (0.53 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 83.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.56 goal contributions per 90 (0.46 goals, 0.11 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 24.3, Arango carries the 5th-highest potential of the wingers in the Primera A (top 25%). In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.56 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among wingers in the Primera A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals13
Shots on target42
Shots96
Penalties scored3

Passing

Assists3
Chances created34
Passes685

Possession

Successful dribbles29
Dribble success36.7%
Duels won170
Duels won %46.8%
Fouls won54
Penalties won1

Defending

Tackles42
Interceptions7
Blocks1
Fouls committed51

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.